Preschool Winter Craft Ideas

If you have arrived here, that must mean that winter is upon us and you are looking for preschool winter craft ideas. In that case, you have come to the right place at the right time!

Winter is a challenging time when it comes to activities for kids. The days are cold and the kids spend many hours indoors. So naturally, you are looking for appropriate activities for them, and arts and crafts activities are always a great solution for occupying kids.

As you continue you will find a number of preschool winter craft ideas, that will fill your kid's free time with the fun and the joy of creation.

Tips:

• In winter it is best to use dry arts and crafts materials. In the cold winter days it is really unpleasant to use wet materials.
• The winter season is an excellent opportunity for creating arts and crafts connected with the theme such as: Snowmen, mushrooms, windmills - but not only these things.

Windmill

Materials

• A large piece of construction paper 15 x 15 cm.
• A drinking straw / a popsicle stick
• Glue
• A thumb tack
• Scissors
• Markers
• Colored stickers

Preparation Instructions:

• Color and decorate the construction paper on both sides.
• Draw a small circle in the center of the construction paper.
• Draw a line from each corner of the square towards the circle.
• Cut along the four lines up to the circle.
• Fold the right side of each triangle towards the center of the circle, and stick the corner of the triangle to the center of the circle.
• Join the construction paper to the drinking straw / popsicle stick with the thumb tack.

Making an Umbrella

Materials:

• Construction paper
• Scissors
• Markers
• Pipe cleaners

Preparation Instructions:

• Draw a circle with a 15 cm. circumference on the construction paper.
• Fold the construction paper into 8 equal parts. In the open side of the construction paper an arched shape is formed. Using scissors, create a concaved shape.
• Open the construction paper and color.
• Cut along one of the lines (that have been formed through folding) until the edge and stick the right triangle on the left triangle.
• Form a small opening on the top of the umbrella and insert a pipe cleaner.
• Twist the pipe cleaner at the top of the umbrella so that it holds tightly.
• Fold the bottom part of the pipe cleaner to make a handle for the umbrella.

A Winter Scene Picture

Materials:

• Colorful magazines
• Rubber foam sheets
• A plastic bag
• A piece of drawing paper
• Glue
• Scissors
• Markers

Preparation Instructions:

• Draw an umbrella on the colorful magazine and cut out.
• Cut out figures of people from the magazine.
• Stick the umbrella onto the drawing paper and underneath it, stick the figures of people.
• Draw ground, sky and rain on the page.
• Make a puddle out of the plastic bag. Cut 2 pieces out of the plastic bag, crumple them and then stick them onto the ground that has already been drawn.
• Cut clouds out the rubber foam sheet, and stick them onto the sky.

Snowman

Materials:

• A white sock
• Scraps of paper
• 2 rubber bands
• Colored rubber foam sheets
• Pipe cleaners
• The lid of a small jar
• Moving eyes
• Glue

Preparation Instructions:

• Fill the sock with paper, and close the opening of the sock with a rubber band.
• Approximately a third of the way down from the first rubber band wrap another one around the sock to form a head.
• Cut eyes, nose and a mouth out of the rubber foam sheet and stick on.
• stick moving eyes onto the rubber foam eyes.
• Wrap a pipe cleaner around the neck to create a scarf.
• Place the lid on its head to form a hat.